Now that you have an LDS account on Ancestry.com, you can create a new Family Tree and import your data from FamilySearch with a few mouse clicks.
- Login to your Ancestry.com account.
- Hover your mouse over the Family Trees menu item on the top horizontal menu.
3. Select Import tree from FamilySearch from the drop-down menu.
4. If you are not currently logged in to your FamilySearch account, you will be prompted to do so.
5. Type in a name for your tree6. Use the check box to select if you want others to be able to view your tree.7. Click on the “Save” button.8. The program automatically imports four generations starting with you into your Ancestry.com Family Tree with the name you gave it.
Now that your tree has been imported, it appears and can be selected in the drop down menu under Family Trees.
Once you navigate to your tree, you will notice there are two ways to view your tree.
- In Pedigree view the layout is horizontal with your record on the far left, spreading out to the right generation to generation
- In Family view the layout of your tree is vertical, with you at the bottom and spreading out upward from there, generation to generation.
To get familiar with using your Ancestry.com Family Tree, hover your mouse over the tree tips for useful “how to” informational pop-ups.
Here is my tree in Pedigree view:
You will notice a little animated shaky leaf icon on individual records:
This leaf indicates that additional information is available at Ancestry.com that may match this person, such as birth records, marriage records, census records or another user’s family tree!
However over an individual’s name and a quick view pop-up appears with additional options for this person.
It is so easy, and once you get your family tree imported you can start exploring, adding relatives, and connecting the dots with Ancestry hints and searching records on Ancestry.com. That’s when the real fun begins!
